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O'DONNELL ISD finds current budget cannot cover three‑point seat‑belt buses required by state law
Summary
The board unanimously found that the district's budget cannot support purchasing buses equipped with three‑point seat belts as required by Texas Transportation Code Section 547.701, citing administration's report.
At its May 7 meeting the O'DONNELL ISD Board of Trustees voted to find, based on an administration report, that the district's budget cannot support purchasing school buses equipped with three‑point seat belts as required by Texas Transportation Code Section 547.701.
The motion (agenda item 2626) was made by Trustee Landon Mires and seconded by Trustee Trevor Halfmann and passed 6-0. The minutes record the board's formal finding but do not include the administration's underlying financial figures, estimated cost per bus, or a timetable for when the district would revisit compliance.
The action is a formal determination that the district cannot presently meet the equipment requirement within its budget. The minutes do not record a directive to delay purchases indefinitely or an explicit plan for alternative safety measures; those details would need to appear in staff reports or a future board action to change the district's transportation procurement.
